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From USA TODAY Bestselling Author, C. L. Stone, read First Days, the second book in The Academy Ghost Bird Series.

Sang Sorenson used to be the invisible girl in class. As a new student to Ashley Waters High School, Sang hopes that her new friends will be the change she's been craving and will make fitting in a breeze.

But Academy students aren't there to take it easy. The high school is overcrowded and rife with violence. When fights begin, Sang will uncover the true reason the boys traded in their private school life for a public one.

This year, Sang will no longer be invisible. This year, Sang is a target.

The principal and vice principal are hot to take Sang down, and her own mother is determined to entrap Sang forever in her belief that the safest place to be is in the shadows. Despite this, Nathan, Luke, Kota, North, Silas, Victor, and Gabriel will discover Sang's unyielding loyalty.

And they will sorely need it.

The Academy, supremely influential.

If you enjoyed Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard or the Gallagher Girls series by Ally Carter, you may enjoy this series.

5.0 von 5 SternenEven better than the first book in the series!10. Mai 2013

Von K. Hernandez - Veröffentlicht auf Amazon.com

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Meet Sang Sorenson, a young woman who has led a pretty miserable existence so far. Her father is never around because he is always working, and her mother is mentally and physically ill. Her mother's paranoid thinking keeps Sang and her sister Marie as virtual prisoners in their house, and punishment for perceived infractions frequently crosses the line into abuse.

But then Sang stumbles into the arms of Kota, a neighborhood boy, and before she knows it, this deeply insecure and socially awkward girl has been adopted by a tight-knit band of seven gorgeous young men who have plenty of secrets. They attend a mysterious school called The Academy, but will be enrolling in Sang's public high school for the upcoming semester.

Book One, Introductions, is a somewhat slow start to the series, but vital, in that it introduces each of the young men one at a time. You get a really complete picture of each of Sang's new friends as they meet her and take her under their collective wing. You also meet two young (also handsome) teachers from The Academy, who seem to work very closely with the boys.

In Book Two, First Days, the boys and Sang begin the new school year at a large and troubled public school. The first week is incredibly harrowing for everyone, as Sang starts to learn what it is that the boys, and The Academy, are all about.

By the end of Book Two, it is clear that not only do the boys have some major secrets, but so does Sang, and the book ends leaving you thirsting for more.

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4.0 von 5 SternenMore Puleez20. September 2013

Von Lisa@2bookaholics - Veröffentlicht auf Amazon.com

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So I read the first book in this series and it left me so curious I had to read more. Now I have finished book two and I'm addicted. Book three pulezz! So the first book is all about introducing the boys. This one gets a little more down to business. The boys, there are 7 yes I said 7 from an elite school only known as the Academy. Their cover story is that they are at the local high school to help clean it up. There is bullying, inappropriate behaviors and dress, but these students take it to the extreme. Sang and the boys uncover a hideous ritual and have to try to stop it before it's too late. So all in all again it's a huge build up and I don't think the author disappoints. The storyline though it still doesn't explain a lot it will keep you guessing right up to the end. all in all both books in the series are good quick reads that will keep you turning the page and leave you puzzled. I look forward to the next installment. Just going out on a hunch here but I think we might see some romance between Sang and one of the boys just not quite sure which one. My hope is either Silas or North... Okay so if it were me that's who I'd go for they have the most edge to them but at the same time hearts of gold! Guess we'll just have to wait and see!Lisa

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5.0 von 5 SternenJust as Good or even Better than the first!13. August 2013

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Even though I'm usually not one to write reviews, this one is soo worth it. It continues right off the bat from the first one, and character development is explored a little more. Which I would think would be a hard thing to do especially when there is the heroine and the 7 other kinda main characters. In this book you start to see the different quirks that each of the boys have and how Sung has a different relationship with each of them. Which kind of reminds of snow white with her 7 dwarfs. lol. The author leaves just enough suspense and intrigue that leaves you wanting more and reading til there is no more to read. When I had finished this book (around 1/2:30am) I immediately went online to see if the next book was out. Unfortunately it wasn't but I look forward to the next releases and future books from this author.Would I buy the next book? DEFINITELY!!!Would I recommend it? ABOSOLUTELY!!!CAN'T WAIT FOR WHAT"S NEXT!!!

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5.0 von 5 SternenOn my top ten book list, bordering on first place!11. April 2013

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First of all, thank god book two came out so shortly after I finished book one,or else I would have gone half mad waiting! I've got no patience what so ever for this series!

Just give me more!

That said. Is this book as good as the first book? YES! Is it better? WAY better! Did I even think it was possible to get better? Nope!

The titles are pretty revealing about the "life-span" for each book. As book one were an introduction for all the main andsecond characters, and not to mention the environment, book two is really about the first few days of school.

That said - its soooo much more!

Have anyone of you ever read Francine Pascals series - Fearless? I read this when I were a bit younger, and although I'm not totally sure at to why the Fearless series keeps popping into my mind reading these fantastic books by C.L. Stone, they still sneak in every now and then. I absolutely adored Francine Pascals amazing writing and stories, even more now when I'm older and can appreciate it more.

Hands down - I'm starting to feel like stalking C.L. Stone for more books, and you know what? The Academy for me, is even better than the fearless series!

Sang, oh dear Sang, is my top ten favourite female heroine of all time. The love, confusion, her tender heart, compassion, and now revealing temper, and witty humour had me laughing and shouting with her all the way through angst, pain and laughs.

Although, this series is by far anything ordinary...! The elusive Academy is just hinted (and well... those hints are most intriguing). We still don't know much about the place or the people, but we're getting there. And the action, and tension at the ordinary school is getting higher and higher. Creepy students, hot guys, marriage proposals, way to "ugh" teachers, and the oh so mmm... delicious Mr. Blackbourne and charming Doctor Green (should I bee fancying the Academy teacher as well? "giggling")

Sangs interaction with the boys always seem to break my heart, or make me laugh so loud my poor neighbour must think I'm bordering on crazy, 3:30am in the night.

C.L. Stone - I thank you from the bottom of my heart for this book! It's even better than the first! And I uh... "calmly" await book three!

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4.0 von 5 SternenIntriguing Storyline10. April 2013

Von Nicole Renee - Veröffentlicht auf Amazon.com

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After reading the first book of the series, I couldn't wait for Book Two to come out. I wasn't disappointed. I am enjoying how the story is turning out. The author leaves a bit of mystery among the main characters, leaving the reader to want more. I can't wait to read further into the series to see how Sang and the Academy boys' fates will turn out in the end. It's been a long time since a story and its characters have captured me into their universe.